Echo Company
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Echo Company is a rifle company within the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, typically composed of infantry Marines organized for frontline combat operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Marine Corps company
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military unit ⓘ rifle company ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| branch | U.S. Marine Corps infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatArm | ground combat element ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
company commander
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company first sergeant ⓘ platoon commanders ⓘ platoon sergeants ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designationLetter | E ⓘ |
| doctrine | U.S. Marine Corps infantry doctrine ⓘ |
| garrisonForceType | fleet Marine force unit ⓘ |
| higherFormation |
2nd Battalion, 6th Marines
NERFINISHED
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2nd Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 6th Marine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | company ⓘ |
| natoNameConvention | Echo Company uses the NATO phonetic alphabet letter "E" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
amphibious operations
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expeditionary operations ⓘ ground combat operations ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | company ⓘ |
| parentUnitType | infantry battalion ⓘ |
| partOf |
2nd Battalion, 6th Marines
NERFINISHED
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2nd Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 6th Marine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
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repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ |
| role |
frontline combat operations
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rifle infantry operations ⓘ |
| service | United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| standardLanguage | English ⓘ |
| standardUniform | Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardWeaponSystems |
individual service rifles
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infantry mortars ⓘ light and medium machine guns ⓘ squad automatic weapons ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
company headquarters
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infantry Marines ⓘ rifle platoons ⓘ |
| typicalSubunits |
1st Rifle Platoon
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2nd Rifle Platoon ⓘ 3rd Rifle Platoon ⓘ Weapons Platoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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